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| 3 parts of Filmmaking Process | 1) Pre-Production, 2) Production, and 3) Post-Production |
| Pre-Production | MAJOR piece of the process; create idea and plan the movie including schedule, script/storyboard, and staff |
| Production | Shooting/filming phase of the process |
| Post-Production | Editing phase of the project; film and audio editing, titles, credits, reshoots and finalizing the movie |
| Producer | The Head Cheese! Makes all final decisions, hires and coordinates staff, makes the schedule and distributes and movie |
| Director | translates the script into a visual/audio creation; directs all talent and camera operators; works with editor to create final movie |
| Writer | writes the script/storyboard |
| Talent | anyone seen or heard in a movie; takes direction from director and works with make-up, costumes and props |
| Camera/Audio Recording Operators | operates the camera, microphones and all equipment; works closely with the director |
| Editor | takes all shots and blends together to make a final film with the director |
| 3 parts of the Video Camera | Lens, Camera Body, and Viewfinder |
| 3 parts of Video Camera Body | Beam Splitter, Imaging Device (CCDs), and Video Signal Processing Device (Mini DV or SD card) |
| Pan | horizontal (left/right) camera movement |
| Tilt | veritical angled (up/down) camera movement |
| Cant | sideways tilt of the camera to left or right camera movement |
| Pedestal | level elevation of camera up or down - camera movement |
| Dolly | moving the camera closer or futher away physically by walking or wheeling camera - camera movement |
| Truck/Track | moving camera in vehicle or on track laterally to the action - camera movement |
| Tripod | a mount for the camera which allows steadier/still movement |
| EWS | Extreme Wide Shot (can't see people but bigger setting only) |
| VWS | Very Wide Shot (see person but focus is on surroundings) |
| WS | Wide Shot (full body shot of person that fills frame) |
| MS | Mid Shot (1/2 body or waist-up shot of subject) |
| MCU | Medium Close Up (chest up shot) |
| CU | Close Up (full face shot) |
| ECU | Exteme Close Up (focus on some part of subject's face like eyes or ears) |
| CA | Cut Away (shot of something other than current subject or action for effect) |
| CI | Cut In (shows some part of person in detail close up but not the face; i.e. hands, feet...) |
| Two Shot | 2 people in the scene (usually waist up) |
| OSS | Over the Shoulder Shot (looking past someone to focus on another person) |
| Noddy Shot | a shot of someone listening to someone speak but not speaking him/herself yet responding via body language aka nodding! |
| POV | Point of View Shot (seeing what the subject is seeing; camera is their eyes) |
| Weather Shot | shot of the sky or weather without any people or characters |
